2006-07 Rowing Roster
Sheila Lindsey
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- lnnisdale
- Hometown:
- Barrie, Ont.
- Prev School:
- Niagara
2005-06: Rowed in the four-seat of the Cards' Varsity 4+ boat, which finished second at the BIG EAST Championships and fifth in the "B" Final at the NCAA South/Central Region Sprints ... Rowed in the four-seat of the Cards' 2nd Varsity 8+ boat in the win over Minnesota on March 12 ... Also rowed in the 2nd Varsity boat against Tennessee, California and Wisconsin ... Dean's Scholar with a 4.0 GPA in 2005-06 ... Red & Black Scholar.
Prior to UofL: Competed for two years for the Barrie Rowing Club under the direction of head coach Kelly McCullough ... Was on the President's Honor Roll at Niagara College ... Graduated at the top of the class at Niagara in fitness and health promotions ... Received the Canadian Award of Excellence for academic achievement and leadership in the community ... Two-time recipient of the Lori Dunsmore Award for the embodiment of rowing ... Won silver medal at the Ohio Valley Indoor Regatta in 2005 ... Finished fourth at both the Canadian Indoor Regatta and the Ontario Indoor Regatta in 2004 ... Was team rugby MVP and won the coach's award for alpine racing ... As a prep athlete, she also competed in alpine racing for four years, rugby for three years, volleyball for two years and basketball for two years.
Personal: Born on April 6, 1979 in Toronto, Ont. ... Daughter of Martha and Terry Lindsey ... Has two brothers, James and Evan ... Majoring in exercise science ... Post-college ambition is to become a professional rowing coach and public speaker ... Hobbies and outside interests include cycling, personal training, going to the symphony and coaching ... She chose U of L because the Olympic sports receive a lot of attention, the training ethic of the team and because the professors in her major have articles published in journals ... Believes the best thing about the city of Louisville is the development along the river front and the diversity of Bardstown Road ... Thinks the best part of U of L rowing is the training ethic of the team and the fact that U of L gets faster and faster.
